General on Scoring at 4CC: One thing I'm not noticing is runaway PCS inflation. In fact, the only skaters making into the 8's in this competition so far are
Men: Dai
Pairs: Pang/Tong SD, FS
Dance: Davis/White SD, FD and Virtue/Moir (SD only, likely FD would have been also)

Of the ladies, I think only possibly Mao could hit this level. The rest...I don't think so. Suzuki never gets PCS respect and I didn't think Nagasu has been hitting out of the 7's this season.

I really would like to see Akiko Suzuki have two memorable skates-for-the-ages at this competition, which I assume is her last of this season, and maybe in her competitive career if she decides to retire. Has she announced her future plans yet?